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World Wide Web

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Bus Topology   physical network topology that uses a single central cable to attach each computer or device directly  
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client   occurring in the client side of a client-server system. For example, JavaScript scripts are client-side because they are executed by the user's browser.  
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CSS   abbr. for Cascading Style Sheets; a feature of HTML developed by the W3C allows you to put all your page style into one external file, rather than manually formatting each individual page and clogging the HTML code with hundreds of lines of excess coding  
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databases   structured collection of records or data that is stored in a computer system relies upon software to organize the storage of data  
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e-mail   sending and receiving of messages and computer files over a communications network or the Internet  
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Home Page   main page of a web site  
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Hub   communication device that joins communication lines at a central location on the network  
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Hyperlink   text or graphics on a web page that can be clicked to display another portion of that same page of another page  
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Hypertext markup language   markup language used to create web pages  
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Internet   largest and most widely accessed network  
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ISP   Internet Service Provider a company that offers access to the Internet for a fee  
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Netiquette   guidelines for interacting on the Internet  
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Network   combo of software and hardware that allows computers to exchange data and to share software and devices, such as printers  
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Network Architecture   structure of a network  
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Network Interface Card   circuit board that goes into a computer or other device in a network  
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Peer-to-Peer Network   type of network that does not have a server  
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Ring Topology   physical network topology where each computer or device is connected to form a closed loop  
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Search Criteria   single words or phrases that are used by the search engine to match web pages  
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Search engine   program that searches a database of web pages for keywords and then lists hyperlinks to pages that contain those keywords  
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Server-side   Ex: CGI scripts are server-side applications because they run on the web server  
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star topology   physical network topology where each computer or device is attached to a hub  
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target audience   section of population identified as likely to be most interested in buying or being associated with a product  
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TCP/IP   software used by networks connected to routers to communicate  
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topology   physical or logical arrangement of computers or devices on a network  
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web   world wide web - most widely used internet service  
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web browser   interprets an HTML document to display a web page  
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web site   series of related web pages  
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wireless network   type of network that does not require the use of cables  
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Windows   a computer operating system made by the Microsoft corporation  
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